From Methylamine to Formaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.

Graphic of its mechanism.

Medline reference
Chen L, Durley R, Poliks BJ, Hamada K, Chen Z, Mathews FS, Davidson VL, Satow Y, Huizinga E, Vellieux FM, et al.. Biochemistry (1992) 31(21): 4959-64.

Search Medline for bacterial methylamine dehydrogenase.
54 citations on April 21, 2009. 
           Methylamine           
                |
                |  H2O
    methylamine | /
  dehydrogenase |/
       1.4.99.3 | Search GenBank, 118 hits on Jun. 27, 2008
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NH3 + 2H+ + 2e-
                v
          Formaldehyde
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UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
primary Amine -----> Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0063)
[Glyphosate] [N-Oleoyl-N-methyltaurine] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r0075.
It was generated on November 24, 2009 7:43:21 AM CST. 

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